Politics & Government
Yorktown Special Election is March 10
Two Democrats and a Republican now sit on the town board, so voters will determine the balance of power for at least the next nine months.
The campaign to fill the two empty seats on the Yorktown Town Council is heating up as the special election date draws near.
Voting is 6AM-9PM March 10.
The seats were held by Nick Bianco, who retired, and Terrence Murphy, who was elected to the New York State Senate.
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Running for the nine months left in Bianco’s 4-year term are Bob Giordano, a Democrat, and Tom Diana, a Republican.
Seeking to fill Murphy’s seat for two years and nine months are Greg Bernard, a Republican, and Democrat Rosanne Brackett.
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“The board now consists of Republican Supervisor Michael Grace and Democratic councilpersons Vishnu Patel and Susan Siegel, so the election will determine which party will have the upper hand for the next nine months,” points out Rick Pizzullo writing in The Examiner.
Read The Examiner’s full article here.
Watch the second debate between the candidates hosted Feb. 24 by the Yorktown Students for Good Government:
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